Jar cover wrench



March 19, 1935. R, RATZLAFF JAR COVER WRENCH Filed May 25, 1955 INVENTOR. 500m PH qrzzfAfF ATTORNEY.

i aiented Mar. 19, i935 l .MR @Gumia itaidoiph Ratzlafi, Dearborn, Mich.

Application May 25, 1933, Serial No. 672,817 1 Claim. (Cl. 813.1)

This invention relates to tools and more parthis depressed portion 7 in each member of the ticularly to jar cap wrenches. wrench it will be seen that not only the jaws and One of the objects of the invention is to prohandles are in the same plane but that the memvide a new and improved jar cap wrench. bers so formed are reversible, that is, the wrench Another object of the invention is to provide is constructed by pivotally connecting one side of 5 a jar cap wrench having new and improved gripone member to the corresponding side of the ping qualities and one which will grip a jar cap other member, consequently the members 1 and or the glass part ofthe jar without defacing the 2 may be made from the same die thus enabling same. a suitable wrench to be produced at low cost.

10 Another object of the invention is to provide a Gripping jaws are also provided in the smaller 10 plier like jar cap wrench which is efficient for the curved portion 1l of the S-shaped members the purpose, of simple construction and one which concavely shaped edges 12 of which are also promay be produced at low cost. vided with serrations so as to obtain a good grip- These objects and the several novel features ping surface. Between these cooperating grip- 15 of the invention are hereinafter more fully deping surfaces 12, caps of smaller diameter may 15 scribed and claimed and the preferred form be gripped by moving the handles 6 toward one of construction by which these objects are atanother. The outer edges of the handles are tained is shown in the accompanying drawing in preferably provided with a flange portion 15 whichrounded as at 16 to provide a comfortable grip 20 Fig. 1 is a view shown in elevation of my imfor the hand as shown in Fig. 4. This grip may 20 proved wrench. be inexpensively formed on the edges of the Fig. 2 is a view shown inl elevation of another handles by rolling the edges thereof. form of my impovedwrench embodying features Referring now to Figs'. 2, 5 and 6, in this form of my invention. of my invention the S-shaped members 20 and Fig. 3 is a view in cross section taken on line 21 may also be formed in the same manner as 25 3-3 of Fig. 1. those in Fig. 1, that is as duplicates, the face of Fig.l 4 is a view in cross section taken on line one member being pivoted to the corresponding 4-4 of Fig. 1. face of the other member to form the wrench. Fig. 5 is a view in cross section taken on line The jaws 22 and 23,-instead of having the serra- 5-5 of Fig. 2. tions as the contact gripping surface as in Fig. 30

Fig. 6 is a view in cross section taken on line 1', are provided in this instance with frictional 6 6 of Fig. 2. gripping members 24 which may be rubber or Referring to the drawing, and more particuany other suitable gripping material, preferably larly to Figs. 1 and 3 thereof, my improved a material which is /yieldable under pressure. wrench, as illustrated, is of plier-like construc- These rubber grips are preferably in the form 35 tion consisting of two S-shaped members l and of sleeves which may be slipped over the ends 2 which are preferably formed of sheet metal and of the jaws and be held in place by the serraof like shape, one of which may be assembled to tions thereof thus providing a'good gripping surthe other in reversed relation to form the wrench. face and one which will not deface the article` 40 The ends 4 or large, curved portion of the dupligripped. This type of wrench is particularly 40 cate S-shaped members constitutes the jaws of suitable for 'taking hold of the glass body part of the wrench, the concavely-shaped edges 5 0f fruit jars that are too hot to be handled with the which are preferably serrated to provide good hands. The rubber of the sleeves.24 is preferably gripping surfaces. The other ends 6 of the S- thicker on the inner gripping edge as indicated shaped members constitute the handles, by means at 27 in Fig. 5. In this construction I have also 45 of which the jaws may be moved toward each provided rubber sleeves 28 for covering the other. handles 29- to provide a more comfortable grip Between the ends of the S-shaped members 1 for the hand. and 2 are provided bent or oset portions -7 at From the foregoing description it will be seen which points they are pivotally connected as at that I have provided a new and improved wrench 50 8, the offset portion 'Ipreferably being cfa depth for removing jar covers and one which is so equal to the thickness of the metal so that when constructed that it may be produced at low cost. assembled, the offset portions 7 cause the jaws By providing the S-shaped members with the offand also the handles of the two members to be in set portions 7 it will be seen that the gripping the same plane which is desirable. By providing jaws and the handles fall in the same plane 55 which is desirable, and that the members may be duplicates and consequently be formed from the same die at low cost. In addition it will be seen that I have provided a wrench the clamping jaws o! which are faced with yieldable gripping members providing new and improved gripping qualities in a wrench and grips which will not deface the article gripped, and which grips better due to the resiliency of the rubber gripping surface.

Having thus fully described my invention, its utilityand mode of operation.. what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- A jar cover wrench comprising two sheet metal members of S-shaped form having the bodies thereof oil'set in the mid portions in respectively opposite directions and pivoted together centrally of the offset portions, said members on one side of the pivot and at an end thereof having terminal handle portions and adjacent the pivot having similarly outcurved portions, the inner faces of which are serrated, the members on the opposite side of the pivot being outcurved on a greater radius than the portions of the first mentioned outcurved portions, the opposite faces thereof being serrated and--each terminal handle portion being T-shaped in lcross section with the cross member of the T-shaped portion extending along the outer edge of each terminal handle portion.

RUDOLPH RATZLAFF. 

